δεν παίρνω κουβέντα από κάποιον δεν του παίρνω κουβέντα

Meaning

δεν μπορώ να επικοινωνήσω με κάποιον καθώς αρνείται να μου μιλήσει ή έστω να μου δώσει όσες πληροφορίες χρειάζομαι

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to fail to make verbal contact with someone since the last refuses to talk or share any information

English

ne pas tirer un (traître) mot de quelqu'un

French

to hold/bite one's tongue

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

παίρνειςpernistake16VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpAvXx
βρίσκομαιvriskomefind1VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpPvXx
κάθομαιkaθomaisit9VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpPvXx
καιkaiand13CjCo
ξέρωxeroknow7VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
κουβέντα!kuventachat17NoCmFeSgAc
δενδennot5PtNg
μουmume15PnPe01MaSgGeWe
σεseto the2AsPpSp
γωνιούλαγoniulasmall corner12NoCmFeSgAc
πουpuwho4PtOt
τουςtusthem6PnPe03MaPlAcWe
Ότανotanwhen0CjSb
όλουςoluseveryone8AjBaMaPlAc
σεsein10AsPpSp
μιαmiaa11AtIdFeSgAc
παρέαpareacompagny3NoCmFeSgAc
δενδennot14PtNg

When I am in a group in which I do not know all of its members, I sit in a corner and I do not say a word!

http://www.sxeseis.gr/forum/21414/%CE%A4%CE%B1-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%B6%CE%B6%CE%B6%CE%B6%CE%B6-%CE%91%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%82-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B1-%CE%9D%CE%BF-42.php?page=46

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-10-100
απόαπόLEMMA1-10-104AsPpSp
παίρνωLEMMA-10012VbAv
NP-ACC-anim1-10-105
κουβέντακουβένταLEMMA-10-103NoCmFeSgAc
δενδενLEMMA1-10-101PtNg

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS no

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive yes

Examples